Before we bid farewell to Nicolas Ghesquière, let's take a close look at his genius S/S13 again. Love the ballerina like flouncy ruffles teamed with structured cropped tops. Soft pastel hues on leather goods and thick tweeds with fairy tale like tiara are the key items for modern princesses.
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Tod's classic buttery cream D bag
Tod's S/S13 colourful suede loafers
How about Katy Grand x Hogan? Love the colourful patent with the little heart motif.
Hogan S/S13 studded trainers
Hogan's distinctive contemporary lifestyle and easy-chic philosophy has garnered a strong following in Hong Kong so it's no surprise that the Italian luxury footwear company has opened its fourth store there. Glass went along to have a peek!
Other fashionable guests included HK 'it girls' Jennifer Tse and Janet Ma, both pulled off the Hogan Autumn/winter collection with such laid-back elegance.
After the shop opening, Glass was honoured to attend the intimate dinner at Cipriani with Dorff, Xun, Della Valle and a few lucky Hong Kong fashion lovers! Dorff, a Hollywood hunk, famed for his role in Blade and recently the critically acclaimed Somewhere proved himself to be very down to earth and he turned on his charm and mingled with the guests during dinner. He even joked about why he has never been on the Glass magazine cover! Editor-in-chief Nicola pls make a note!
While chit -chatting, Dorff spotted my Camel cigarettes motif necklace and mischievously took out his real Camel cigarettes and insisted to take a picture with my phone.
At the end of the dinner, a birthday cake appeared, the beautiful Zhou Xun was pleasantly surprised and joyfully celebrated her belated birthday with us!
Diego Della Valle and guest of honour Scarlett Johansson welcomed their guests in an
exclusive setting of the Embassy of Italy in Paris.
Tod’s unveils the new Spring/Summer 2013 Signature Collection in a glamorous and high-tech atmosphere, reflecting the DNA of the brand with a perfect mix between the luxury of the Italian Embassy and the modernity of a video edited fashion filmmaker Bart Hess.
Bruno Frisoni has "holiday in the city" in mind for summer. Why go to the countryside when women can look so chic in his accessories strolling around a city? The S/S13 collection was presented in a whimsical setting. French chairs and fire places were covered with 'lawns' with colourful shoes and bags are "growing" out of them.
The buckle sandals with ankle straps are the everyday city summer shoes, I can so picture Ines (de la Fressange, the brands's ambassador) wearing them with skinny trousers and crisp white shirt. There's also a heavy influence from the middle east. Embroidered, beaded, and sequined flats and clutches are this summer's statement accessories.
It didn’t take Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli long to establish their very own Valentino woman. In fact, there were quite a few shows this season, from New York to Paris, that had certain traits of the demure but modern, elegant and chic Valentino lady we see today.
The design duo managed to apply the Goldilocks theory in order to find the perfect balance between the glamour from the archive and the modern-day reality. The classic lace ensemble in a slight cocoon shape and paired with matching mini skirt, sometimes in pistachio green, is a sweet, subtle take on the iconic look. On the contrary, the white pleated shirt dress, a design that could easily have been steely and minimal, teamed with the Perspex sparkly wedge heels (to replace the studded midi heels that have been such a hit in the last few seasons), is surprisingly light and airy, like a city fairy. The buttoned up, long sleeve gowns have become a new iconic look for the brand, whether signature red, elegant nude or chic midnight blue, some are decorated with delicate embroidery and sequins, have redefined the red-carpet look - that elegance with an air of nobleness is much easier on the eyes than cleavage and thighs. I’m delighted to see more delicious variations of such dresses in this collection.
It has always been refreshing to arrive at the Grand Palais for the Chanel show first thing in the morning. The grandeur of the stage set is always so overpowering and this time the autumn sun shone through the glass dome onto 13 giant wind turbines and a never-ending solar-paneled catwalk. So, after shipping an iceberg from the Nordic sea a few seasons ago, this season, Karl Lagerfeld has set his mind on sustainable energy?
Energy, yes, but with a bit of humour too. Classic black and white separates had pearls scattered all over them, a clean silhouette with a touch of sheen, a typically Lagerfeld way of blending day and night elements. Cropped tweed jackets matched with sleek short skirts or shorts. Models in colourful coral, cobalt blue and violet skirt or trouser suits were demure yet upbeat, the hats with enormous plastic brims which the models held in their hands also take away the stiff formality. The hula hoop quilted classic bag is the typical tongue in cheek moment at a Chanel show. Stella Tennant in a loose-cut short tweed dress was strolling along the catwalk while the live band were playing a cover of Kate Bush’s 'Running up the hill', now this is the way to do tweed in summer.
The white column tube dresses with floral embroidery encapsulates romanticism and sleek modernity particularly stood out as they had no typical Chanel elements but were a manifestation of the indirect translation of the Chanel’s identity is at its best.
Where do I start? By now, war has been declared between the house and certain journalists and the stuff of fashion gossip dreams is unraveling but let’s put aside the build-up of the name change, the backlash against the new logo and concentrate on the all important aspect; the collection. The show itself did stir up some emotions that I hadn't experienced for a while. I've never been to a Hedi show so perhaps the clever lighting (the ceiling was made up of several rectangular boards through which light shone as the boards gradually descended and formed a vault-like ceiling) and the very cool Daft Punk mix of soundtrack is nothing new to most people but it certainly impressed me. The whole set up in the pitch black box inside Grand Palais did make me think 'he really knows what ‘cool’ means.' Then comes the skinny leather jacket and trousers, ok, of course it was expected, but I must admit that it still touched my soft spot, the floppy hat and long straight air with the air of nonchalance was surely the look every woman wants to achieve.
All the classic YSL elements, including the safari dress, the see-through '70s chiffon dresses, shirts with pussy bows etc were present. Surely Betty Catroux (original YSL muse) and Pierre Bergé (Yves' lifelong partner) in the front row were reminiscing on the good old days like the rest of the 400 or so guests. I think the problem though is that the expectation of Hedi was much too high, expectation of something groundbreaking, electrifying and core-shaking when in fact what we saw was something typically YSL, but isn't that what you would expect from a YSL show? These are still the looks that we all want to emulate, because we can never be bored of the Kate Moss meets Stevie Nicks insouciant rock chick look. It’s that intangible “coolness”, like that super cool girl at school, with good taste in books, fashion, film and music that you admire so much but could never be. I defy any woman to look at that catwalk and say; "I don't want to look like that", because the truth is, we all do!
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